Match-safe.



R. H. TATLOW, JRI

MATCH SAFE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 3, 1909. RENEWED MAR. 15, 1912.

Patented 0ct.15,1912

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 15, 1912.

Application filed May 3, 1909, Serial No. 493,694. Renewed March 15,1912. Serial No. 684,007.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, RICHARD HENRY TAT- Low,Jr, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city and county ofDenver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Match-Safes, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in match-safes and moreparticularly to that class of safes which are adapted to be hung on thewall.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a construction whichwill receive a full box of matches, and also means whereby the matchesmay be readily removed one at a time from the safe.

Another object of my invention is to provide a burnt match compartmentwhich is of a suflicient size to receive all the burnt matches withoutrequiring them to be placed therein in an orderly manner.

A still further object is to provide a common cover for bothcompartments and which may be removed and replaced with case.

This invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts as will be hereinafter fully set forth and pointed out inthe claim.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings forming a part ofthis specification in which similar characters indicate correspondingparts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the in vention with one corner of thetop slightly broken, showing the manner of hanging the safe on the wall.Fig. 2 is a similar view of the cover which is removed from the safe.Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing a modified form with the coverremoved. Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the cover.

Let the numeral 1 designate the safe in its entirety which is composedof a back 2, sides 3, bottom 4 and a partition 5, which divides the safeinto two compartments 6 and 7, for good and burnt matches respectively,the compartment 7 being larger than the compartment 6. The front edgesof the sides 3 are bent parallel with the back 2 in the form of flanges8 and serve the purpose of guides for the reception of the cover 9 whichforms the top and front of the safe. The top is adapted to slide betweenthe guides 8 and the ears 10 formed on the back 2 of the safe forhanging the same upon the wall or elsewhere. A lug 11 is stamped up fromthe 6 with matches the cover upper side of said front piece near thefront edges thereof for removing and replacing said piece.

When it is desired to fill the compartment 9 is removed, which iscomposed of the top 12 and the front 13 of the safe, then the box 20 ofmatches 19 are placed in the said compartment and the cover replaced.

The front 13 of the cover has formed therein an opening 14; whichextends the entire length thereof, terminating in its upper extremity ina recess or slot 15 formed in the front 13, and in its lower extremityin a recess 16 formed in the bottom 13 which may be called a thumbrecess. The opening 14 is to allow the finger to be inserted in thecompartment 6 in order to grasp a match which is withdrawn therefrom bybringing one extremity of the match through the slot 15 after which theentire match may be withdrawn. Continuing the operation the match isthen scratched on the rough surfaces 17 and after being used is placedin the burnt match compartment 7 through the opening 18 formed in thetop 12.

Fig. 3 shows a modified form of my invention which is preferably used incigar stores, etc. In this construction the entire body of the safe ismade from a single piece of material, which is bent to form a front 21,sides 22, backs 23, a partition 24 which is folded upon itself, a bottom25 which is an extension of one of the sides 22 and a flange 26 formedon one of the sides 22 and which completes the front 21. The front andtop have openings corresponding to those disclosed in Figs. 1 and 2, andthe matches are removed in the same manner. The cover shown in themodified form however is somewhat different and consists only of the topof the safe. It slides horizontally instead of vertically, and issecured in place by extensions 27, 28 and 29 in the form of flangeswhich constitute a channel in which the top may slide. The top has anupturned lug 30 on one end for a finger hold, and besides the burntmatch opening there is a cigar cutter in connection therewith which maybe of any well known construction.

The construction shown in Figs. 1 and 2 is used in houses where most ofthe cooking is done with gas stoves, while the modified form may be usedin cigar stores, hotels, etc.

I do not wish to be confined to the constructions herein shown anddescribed but claim all constructions Within the scope of the annexedclaim.

What I claim is:

A match safe comprising a double compartment receptacle having an openface and top, a front and top formed in one piece, flanges on thesidesof said receptacle forming a runway for said front piece, said frontpiece having an opening over one compartment too small to permitextraction of matches and having a peculiarly formed in presence of tWoWitnesses.

RICHARD HENRI TATLOW, JR.

Witnesses: ALBERT JAMES GATES,

ARTHUR DWIGHT BAILEY.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents Washington, D. G.

